Nigeria, June 9 -- The Joint Minority Caucus of the Senate and the House of Representatives has asked Nigerians to ignore the #TwitterBan and 'keep tweeting'.

They said this in a statement on Wednesday.

The lawmakers condemned the federal government's decision to indefinitely ban the operations of Twitter in Nigeria - an act they described as draconian and unacceptable.

The Joint Minority Caucus also dismissed threats by the government to arrest and prosecute Nigerians using Twitter. It called on Nigerians to go ahead and use their Twitter as they would not be contravening any law in Nigeria or any international statute.

"The Joint Minority Caucus recognizes the provisions of Articles 19 and 20 of the United Nations Charter on Fundame...